Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. It was bootstrapped.   I’ve been fortunate enough to be teaching aspiring entrepreneurs at Marquette University ever since. Most of these, to an entrepreneur, seems ordinary.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act (H.R. Since small businesses are responsible for the vast majority of new jobs, legislators believe that these new rules will make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise capital and ramp up hiring. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14).

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 11, 2011

In many of these cases, the funds or the accelerators want to put in $100,000 to $500,000 in select ventures but are having a hard time finding mature entrepreneurs to support. Announce one or two $100,000 prizes that only those entrepreneurs who have gone through and completed at least 60 hours of 1M/1M curriculum would be eligible for.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

However, I have seen some blog posts posing the question about whether the same principles of valuing baseball players could be applied to entrepreneurs. I encourage entrepreneurs to give it a shot and let me know what you think. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 7, 2011

At today's session, therefore, all our entrepreneurs were pitching from Malaysia. It could be a good business to bootstrap the social/mobile edutainment business with. The entrepreneur seems obsessed with building his own brand and selling directly to end customers. ISA Innovation. A mistake, in my opinion. Techsailor.

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Tim Keane

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. » November 11, 2008. What Entrepreneurs and Angels Want To Know. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference What Entrepreneurs and Angels Want To Know.

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

Negotiating an Angel Deal in your PJs. was part of a Dow Jones VentureWire webinar last week titled Negotiating An Angel Deal: What Angels, Entrepreneurs & VCs Need to Know. This will both reduce the number of angel investors and make it more difficult to syndicate across stage lines. Bootstrapping 101.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

This will also serve as a good pointer for all the entrepreneurs who ask why I am not interested in their company led convertible note financing round. Ive seen a number of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs fall into the trap of providing debt in small pieces. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). ► July. (1).

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 14, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. Now is the time for laser sharp focus.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008. We will also look at a variety of financing methods including venture capital, angel investing, licensing, franchising, roll-up, venture debt and my old favorite, bootstrapping. Im going to continue to follow the paths of entrepreneurs turned VCs turned entrepreneurs again and see how it evolves.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. Touched by an Angel. I think the title of this post is a TV show, but fitting as there has been much debate in the venture community as to the whether angel investors are good or bad for entrepreneurs and VCs. What would the VC corollary to Touched by an Angel, be. ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008. The NIF (in its 5th year), is essentially a science fair for entrepreneurs. Here are a few of the budding entrepreneurs that I chatted with at the event: Jeff Gibboney, a graduate mechanical engineering student, developed a battery operated skateboard for cruising to school or work. ▼ 2008. (14).

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Being The Best You Can Be » September 15, 2008. The Whitehorse Daily Star - good advice for entrepreneurs. The Whitehorse Daily Star - good advice for entrepreneurs. Bootstrapping.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008. I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. While spending time with the entrepreneurs and championing the deal through the group, you tend to become emotionally attached. February 14, 2008 7:46 PM. February 15, 2008 2:08 PM. Bootstrapping 101.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Do you have the right make-up to be an entrepreneur? You need to be true to yourself and many people arent cut out to take the personal and professional risk associated with being an entrepreneur. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel?

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Tim Keane

MARCH 6, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. The Secondhand Physician - or Just Go To The Meeting » March 06, 2008. Angels and Advisors. Bootstrapping. Investor Relationships. Angel Capital Association website.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

At a high level, I definitely agree that being an entrepreneur and being in school dont necessarily mix. Most of us know of Exhibits 1 ( Bill Gates ) and 2 ( Mark Zuckerberg ) from Harvard, but I have met dozens of other successful entrepreneurs who felt a greater need to get going on an opportunity than to wait around to complete a degree.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Ideas Are Easy » February 18, 2008. He points out that theres " greater risk (and variability) in first-time CEOs than in serial entrepreneurs." Angels and Advisors.

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Tim Keane

MARCH 24, 2008

By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. » March 24, 2008. You (the entrepreneur and founder of this "company") hire a call center to take calls from customers who want an inexpensive medical diagnosis. Angels and Advisors. Bootstrapping. October 2010.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. Now is the time for laser sharp focus.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

But you have, perhaps, heard less specific discussions on what angel investors are looking for. Well, some angel investors are looking for exactly the same thing as what VCs are looking for. In other words, these are angels looking for billion dollar opportunities as well. Now is the time for laser sharp focus.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Theres Only a Test if you Sign Up for It » February 25, 2008. Angels and Advisors. Bootstrapping. Investor Relationships. Angel Capital Association website. Categories.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 20, 2009

I have been following the rallying cry of entrepreneurs with some amusement over the past couple of weeks in response to a blog post by Jason Calacanis, " Why Start-ups Shouldnt have to pay to pitch angel investors." In how many of those were you a lead investor? Labels: angel groups , Angel Investors , fundraising.

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Tim Keane

APRIL 14, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. Always Make New Mistakes » April 14, 2008. Angels and Advisors. Bootstrapping. Investor Relationships. Angel Capital Association website. Trust but Verify.or

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Professor VC

JUNE 20, 2011

But of course, the model had us requiring only $10M equity to breakeven and to achieve $185M in revenues in 2008 (the magic Year 5 in all business plans). There are definitely some lessons in the story for entrepreneurs and angel investors, but before discussing, I thought Id share a bit about the early financing history for iControl.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

An excellent question to ponder as the school year begins, but the answer depends on whether you are looking for a plumber or an angel investor. Entrepreneurs struggle to find investors and investors struggle to find the best start-ups. These angels invested $17.6 Thursday, September 2, 2010.

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Tim Keane

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. » February 04, 2008. Angels and Advisors. Bootstrapping. Investor Relationships. Angel Capital Association website. « When Youre Right. October 2010. Categories.

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Tim Keane

JULY 16, 2008

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC. The Whitehorse Daily Star - good advice for entrepreneurs » July 16, 2008. Every entrepreneur is faced with the choice of making do with less or swinging for the fences.

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Altgate

MARCH 8, 2009

I say ecosystem as opposed to industry because it is not just the VC funds themselves that are imploding, instead the collapse includes entrepreneurs and startups that were funded by VCs, angel investors, service providers like lawyers, bankers and accountants as well as limited partner investors in VC funds.

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Professor VC

AUGUST 26, 2011

I get asked this question a lot by entrepreneurs (and students). Related to this, I got an email from an entrepreneur this week interested in meeting with me. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel? What does it take to be an Angel Investor? ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 20, 2009

Of course, the most important funding statistic to an entrepreneur relates to one specific company, and whether there is sufficient capital available to build and scale his business. Our lead investor, Triangle Peak Partners closed on a $170 million first fund in late 2008. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008. I thought about the name some more and I do spend much of my time teaching entrepreneurship and coaching entrepreneurs. I have also been a VC and am currently actively angel investing as a member of Sand Hill Angels. Bootstrapping 101. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. at 3:10 PM.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2008

Friday, September 26, 2008. CFOs - More Guardian, Less Angel? The article, " More Guardian, Less Angel " discusses how CFOs add value to angel groups by helping to kill deals. The article, " More Guardian, Less Angel " discusses how CFOs add value to angel groups by helping to kill deals. Bootstrapping 101.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

For firms that dont have access to the most successful entrepreneurs, trying to predict an individual or individual teams success rate based on experience, personal attributes, intellect, etc. might very well be a good way to find some promising first time entrepreneurs. The darts seem to be doing quite well over the past few years.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 19, 2012

VFAs tagline is "Mobilizing graduates as entrepreneurs" and is "A program for young, talented grads to spend 2 years in the trenches of a start-up with the goal that these graduates will become socialized and mobilized as entrepreneurs moving forward." Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). ► July. (1).

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Professor VC

JULY 22, 2009

Ross is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, battered but still standing after the Internet collapse. His angel investors are tapped out and the VCs arent biting. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel? What does it take to be an Angel Investor? ▼ July. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I ran across a couple of blog posts by another angel investor in Card Munch, Ty Danco. Perhaps, there is more to the deal or maybe it is just a face saving gesture on the part of investors. Bootstrapping 101. ► 2008. (14). CFO's - More Guardian, Less Angel? and has no basis in fact. Steve Bennet.

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